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Part I (50 Marks) Time: t hour

Answer all questions.
Electronic calculators can be used in this paper.
Allworkingsmustbeshownclearly.omissionofessentialworkingwillresultinlossofmarks.
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1. Express
xl *xi in its simplest form with positive index.
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2. Mr Ong invested $8000 in financial company that pays 3.68Vo compound interest per annum.
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Calculate the total interest earned in 5 years if the interest is compounded
(i) half-yearly, (ii) yearly. t41

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3. Simplify the following expressions, giving your answer in positive indices.
(a) 2a3b-s x 13aab2)2 I2l

72xlY' *(q*'-r-'!'
16y t3l
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4. If x = 4.8 x 10-15 andy = 2.4x l}-t7,find the value of each of the following without using a calculator.

(a) 2x+y tzl

(b) 5ry 12)

(c) ;3x tzl

I 5. Given that -5 € x s -2 and3 < y < 8, find the least possible value of
(a) x-y, tll
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{c) (3x + y)2, tll
@ f -f. tll

6. Solve the following equations, giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places where necessary.
x+l 2
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x : J ---'----= t3l
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x+z x+) **t.,i,
= -----;

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(b) __:_
5-x -
x-) =:::_ -5 t3l

(c) (4x-5)2 = 17 t2l

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7 . The sum of the numerator and denominator of a positive fraction is 8. If 1 is added to both the numerator and

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the denominator, the value of the fraction is frrcreased OV . Find the fraction. I4l

E. It is given that -5 < 3x -7< 15.

(a) Solve the inequality and illustrate the solution on a number line. t2)

(b) State

(i) the greatest rational value of x, t1l

(ii) the least prime number x. tll

9. A straight line passes through the points A(4,2) and B(2,-9). Find.
(i) the gradient of the line, tll
(ii) the equation of the line. t2l ,l

10. (a) The point (p, 3p) lies on the line 2x + 5y = 5l . Calculate the value of p. tzl
(b) (i) The straight line 2x + 3y = t passes through the point (3 , 2). Find the value of ft. t2l
(ii) Given that this line has the same gradient as the line 7x - hy = 97 ,find the value of lr. tll

11. Nora has to decide which financial institution to invest her year-end bonus of $7500 for a period of l0 years.

Bank A.' 4.2Vo per annum simple interest

Bank B: 4.08Vo per annum compound interest compounded quarterly

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Which bank should Nora invest her money in? Show your working clearly 6y finding the total interest earned '
from each bank in 10 years. tsl

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 Part II Time: t hour 15 minutes
Electronic calculators can be used in this paper.
All workings must be shown clearly. Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
Section A (22 Marks)
Answer all questions.

1. Evaluate each of the following without using a calculator.

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(a) 8-1 + 6254 Ezl

(b) 36t.s _324.2 tzl

2. Simplify each of the following expressions.

) (a)
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LW,l#)
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(b) tzl

3. The graph of y = 11- (x - k)'has a maximum point at (2,9).

(i) State the value of ft and of ft. l2l
(ii) Using the values of h and k found in (i), solve the equation y = 0. tzl
(iii) Hence, sketch the graph of y = h - (x - /<)2, indicating the coordinates of the points where the graph
intersects the.r- and y-axes. t3l

4. A motorist travelling at constant speed left Town A at l0 00. He arrived at Town B at 13 00.
r Town B is 120 km from Town A. After travelling for 45 minutes, he was caught in a traffic jam and was
) forced to stop for 30 minutes. He then increased his speed to x km/h so that he could still arrive at Town B at
at 13 00.
(i) Using a scale of4 cm to represent I hour on the horizontal axis and 1 cm to represent 10 km on the
vertical axis, draw the distance-time graph of the motorist. t3l
(ii) Find the value of r. t1l
During the same period of time, a lorry left Town B for Town A at 1030 and travelled at a speed of 50 km/h.
(iii) Draw the distance-time graph of the lorry on the same diagram. tll
(iv) Find the time and distance from Town A at which the motorist met the lorry. I2l

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Section B (28 Marks)
Answer all questions.

Speed (m/s)
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Time (s)

The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a car over a period of 80 seconds. The car starts from rest and
accelerates to reach a speed of 20 m/s in 15 seconds. It then travels at this constant speed for some time
before it decelerates at a constant rate of * trt until it comes to a stop.

(i) Giventhatthe speedof thecarisvm/safterxseconds where0 (x ( 15,expressvintermsof x. tll

(ii) Find the duration for which the car is travelling at constant speed. tzl
(iii) Given that the distance travelled by the car is given by the area under the graph, calculate the average
speed of the car for the whole journey. t3l

6. Mr Lim made a 380 km journey by car from Singapore to Selangor at an average speed of v km/h.
(i) Write down an expression, in terms of v,forthe numberof hours taken forthe journey. tll
On his return journey, his average speed was reduced by 15 km/h due to a traffic jam at the Causeway
checkpoint.
(iD Write down an expression, in terms of v, for the number of hours taken for the return journey. tl]
(iii) If the return journey takes 40 minutes longer, form an equation in v and show that it reduces to
v'- lsv - 8550 = 0. . [3]
(iv) Solve the equation v' - lsv - 8550 = 0, giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places. I3l
(v) Using your answer in (iv), find the time taken for each of the two joumeys. t3l

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 7. Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

x y are connected by the equation ! = 2x* 1q

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The variables and 5. The table below shows the
corresponding values of ,r and y, where the values of y are rounded off to I decimal place where necessary.

*,:: 1.5 z 4 5 6 1

Y"tl- 13 8.7 h 7 8.2 9.7 11.3

(i) Calculate the value of ft. tll

(ii) Using a scaleof2 cmto represent I unitforboth axes,draw ahorizontal axis for0 { x s 7 and avertical
axisfor6<y<13.
Draw the graph ofy = 2x +19 - 5. t3l
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(iii) Use your graph to find the value of x where the gradient of the curve is equal to zero. t1l
(iv) By drawing a tangent, find the gradient of the curve at x = 5. t3l
t (v) Find the solution of
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: equation : + 21x -
the ^I 14 by drawing a suitable straight line on the same axes.

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